Sigmund Freud Museum Tickets at Berggasse 19 Vienna

Berggasse 19, Freud's apartment and practice

Sigmund Freud lived and worked at Berggasse 19 in Vienna's ninth district for almost 47 years, from 1891 until 1938. He received his patients in the consulting rooms here, wrote The Interpretation of Dreams and developed many of the ideas that shaped psychoanalysis, together with his family, who lived in the apartment alongside his practice.

In 1938, after the annexation of Austria, Freud left Vienna for London with his family. The museum opened in the apartment in 1971 and today it is one of the most important places for anyone who wants to know where Freud worked in Vienna.

What you see in the museum

The museum shows photographs, letters, documents and personal items from Freud's life, presented in the historic rooms and in exhibition spaces that tell the story of his work, his family and the times in which he lived. You can also see the waiting room where his patients sat.

Freud's study furniture, including his famous couch, moved to London with him, so it is not in the Vienna rooms. The museum tells the story of what happened to it and why, which is one of the most interesting parts of the visit.

Film footage and the story of Vienna

Among the highlights is a selection of unique private film footage showing Freud, his family and his daily life in the years before he left. It offers a rare, human view of a person who is usually known through his books.

The museum also gives context on Vienna around 1900, a city of great intellectual energy where Freud, Klimt, Mahler and many others worked. It pairs naturally with a visit to a museum such as the Leopold Museum. The museum also houses a research library on psychoanalysis, a reminder that the apartment is still an active centre for the history of the subject and for scholars from around the world.

Practical visit: how to get to the Freud Museum

To get to the Sigmund Freud Museum, take the U2 to Schottentor and walk about ten minutes along Berggasse, or the U4 to Rossauer Lände and walk about eight minutes. The entrance is at Berggasse 19.

Opening hours and closed days change by season, so check the booking panel before you travel. Allow about one to one and a half hours for a relaxed visit. Many visitors also add the nearby Votivkirche and the University of Vienna, both within about fifteen minutes on foot, to make a relaxed half-day in the ninth district.